The Colorado Avalanche have a bottom-three penalty kill, so when they went a man down early against the Caps they did the obvious thing: they tried to score a shorty.
It did not work, and then the Caps made them pay for it.
Tonight the Caps will return to west coast time and your personal bedtime will suffer.
Their opponent is the Colorado Avalanche and based on the league standings this is the worst team in the league. The Capitals based on league standings just so happen to be the very best team in the league. We have a worst vs. first matchup on our hands ladies and gentlemen.
Puck drop is at 10 PM on CSN.
| Team | Record | SA% | PDO | Power Play | Penalty Kill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Capitals | 50-17-8 | 53.0% | 103.2 | 22.7% (3rd) | 84.5% (7th) |
| Colorado Avalanche | 20-52-3 | 46.1% | 96.9 | 12.6% (30th) | 76.9% (28th) |
By Chris Cerullo 4 years ago
Following a dominating performance in their 3-0 victory over the Colorado Avalanche, let’s take a look at some numbers that show what the Caps did well–and some that show what they did not-so-well.
By Nathan Sick 4 years ago
Hoo boy we have a team here ladies and gents. The Caps got the upper hand on the Colorado Avalanche Tuesday, largely in part to the power play waking up from its early season slumber to provide the damage necessary to down Jared Bednar’s boys.
First was Ovi’s first of the season from his spot. Second was Timothy Leif Oshie from the slot. Both with a man advantage. Oshie then added another 5v5 off of a rebound from an Ovechkin shot that was sprung by a great play by Dmitry Orlov.
Caps beat Avalanche 3-0. The Caps are now 2-0-1 on the young season.
By Chris Cerullo 4 years ago
Tonight, the Capitals face off against the up-and-coming Colorado Avalanche. It’s the Caps’ third game of the season, and Barry Trotz has made some, er, interesting lineup changes as he prepares to do battle with Jared Bednar, the Avs’ new coach (formerly of the South Carolina Stingrays.)
If the Avalanche’s revamped brand of high-scoring (and low-possession) hockey isn’t reason enough to tune in, tonight’s contest will feature a special pre-game ceremony honoring Braden Holtby. In an ironic twist that will be taught by English teachers ever after, Holtby was Holtbenched in favor of backup goalie Philipp Grubauer.
Bonus points for whoever correctly identifies the type of irony (situational, dramatic, or verbal) exhibited by Trotz’s decision to sit tonight’s honoree. In the meantime, puck drop is at 7 PM on CSN.
| Team | Record | Possession | PDO | Power Play | Penalty Kill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitals | 1-0-1 | 56.5% | 96.3 | 0.0% | 50.0% |
| Avalanche | 2-0-0 | 48.3% | 103.0 | 44.4% | 55.5% |
By Nathan Sick 4 years ago
This offseason the Washington Capitals front office staff has been thinned by Las Vegas general manager George McPhee, who has hired away three Caps employees and attempted to pluck assistant general manager Ross Mahoney away from Washington.
Now another team may be kicking the tires on a member of the Capitals braintrust. According to John Shannon of Sportsnet, Capitals assistant coach Lane Lambert “will get some consideration” for the Colorado Avalanche head coaching spot that was vacated when Patrick Roy resigned last week.
By Chris Gordon 4 years ago
Pictured: A+ parenting.
The Avs, like the Caps, have speed. The Avs, unlike the Caps, do not have skill. This was evident early in the game–namely when the Caps set up shop in the defensive zone, and the home team was applauded for FINALLY getting the puck out of their own zone. Despite a torrent of shot attempts, the game remained scoreless throughout the first period.
Forever came and went, but the Caps finally unleashed the scoring in the second period. Semyon Varlamov prevented the game from ballooning into an epic shellacking. A few miscues allowed the Avs to begin mounting a comeback, but TJ Oshie sealed their fate with a late empty-netter. Alas, the better team prevailed.
Caps beat Avs 4-2!
By Margaret Stuart 5 years ago
Photo: Patrick Smith
The Caps have a grand total of six games left in the season. Wednesday night, they were edged by a likely playoff opponent in the shootout. We’re not going to dwell on this because the Flyers are dumb and so are skillz competitions.
Tonight, the Caps play the Colorado Avalanche. The Avs are five points out of the West’s final Wild Card spot. Coincidentally, they are appallingly atrocious in the realm of puck possession. Like, worst team in the league levels of bad. No, that is not an April Fool’s joke.
This is a team clinging to the dream of a playoff position, unlike most of the Caps’ remaining opponents in the regular season. After being held to a single goal against the Flyers, tonight would be a choice night to generate some offense. But the Caps will try to do so without one of their best offensive players.
| Team | Record | Possession | PDO | Power Play | Penalty Kill |
| Washington Capitals | 54-16-6 | 51.5% | 101.3 | 22.9% (2nd) | 84.6% (4th) |
| Colorado Avalanche | 39-34-4 | 44.4% | 100.5 | 18.8% (16th) | 81.7% (14th) |
By Margaret Stuart 5 years ago
Photo: Patrick McDermott
The Capitals scored four first period goals to lead them to a 7-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night. Evgeny Kuznetsov and Jason Chimera both had three point nights, while four of the Caps’ goals were scored by defensemen. The pick of the goals being Dmitry Orlov’s first goal since March 2014.
By Hana Imiolczyk 5 years ago
Photo: Patrick McDermott
Evgeny Kuznetsov continued his fantastic year Saturday night as the Capitals topped the Colorado Avalanche 7-3 in a wild game at Verizon Center. The Russian dynamo had two assists and a goal for his fourth career three point game.
“It just looks easy,” Kuznetsov said after the offensive onslaught was over. “It’s not easy to play against these guys. This team is dangerous team.”
By Chris Gordon 5 years ago
